Cain’s right, sort scrum mess or risk league-style farce

NICK Cain was 100 per cent correct in his column about raising the issue of crooked feeds in the scrum and refs turning a blind eye in every international and Aviva match. My son, who is an U13 scrum-half, often gets pulled up by the refs for crooked feeds when it’s very marginal, yet I see No.9s literally feeding the ball into the No.8 in this year’s Six Nations, yet no punishment.
The commentators highlighted how the feed was not enforced during the France vs Scotland match.
Cain is right, if they can sort out high tackles, kicking in rucks, then World Rugby can stamp out croo...

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